Intensity 3/5
Crack a seed between your teeth: orange peel and blossom. Nothing like the dusty ground version.
Velora House
CUMIN SEED
Whole Seed · whole
Indian style · Prototype provenance, unverified
Toast for ninety seconds and the whole kitchen changes. Earthy, warm and faintly citrus.
Aroma
Earth • Warm • Citrus
Flavour
Toasty • Savoury • Deep
Intensity
Heat
70g
£10
1
Best with
LambRiceCarrotsYoghurt
Format
whole
Category
Seeds
Cuisine
Indian, Middle Eastern, Mexican
Create with this ingredient
Use Cumin Seed as a starting ingredient in Velora Atelier.
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Origin · India
The home of extraordinary pepper.
Pepper vines climb shade trees in the Western Ghats and ripen slowly in monsoon humidity. Late picking and slow sun-drying are what give a Tellicherry-style grade its size, its citrus lift and its long resinous finish.
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